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2016 League of Legends World Championship: The Pinoy’s Guide

September 26, 2016
Marvin Isaac

Hello Pinoy Summoners!

The 2016 League of Legends World Championship is starting in just a few days and who’s not excited, right? With so many things scheduled to happen in this month-long tournament, I’m pretty sure you have questions and we’re here to help you out.

Presenting The Pinoy’s Guide to the 2016 League of Legends World Championship!

Where Can I Watch?

For us here in the Philippines, the answer will be Riot’s Twitch and LoL eSports Youtube channels.

For Pinoys who are in the USA, here’s the list of the event venues:

Group Stage: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California

Quarterfinals: The Chicago Theatre, Chicago, Illinois

Semifinals: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York

Finals: STAPLES Center, Los Angeles, California

You can also visit the event’s official ticketing page for more information: 2016 Worlds Tickets

When Does it Start?

The event is scheduled to start on Sep 29 but the Group Stage matches will happen on Sep 30 – Oct 03 and Oct 07 – 10. The quarterfinals will be on Oct 13 – 16 then the semifinals will be on Oct 21 -22. The final showdown will happen on Oct 29.

2016 Worlds Schedule

Here’s the schedule for the first day of the tournament. Like and follow us on Facebook for updates regarding the match schedules.

There will be sixteen (16) teams fighting for that much-coveted Summoner’s Cup in the 2016 League of Legends World Championship.

2016 World Championship Teams

North America (NA LCS)

TSM

Counter Logic Gaming

Cloud9

Europe (EU LCS)

G2 eSports

H2K

Splyce

South Korea (LCK)

ROX Tigers

SKTelecom T1

Samsung Galaxy

China (LPL)

Edward Gaming

Royal Never Give Up

I May

Hong Kong / Macau / Taiwan (LMS)

Flash Wolves

ahq eSports Club

International Wildcard Qualifiers

INTZ eSports

Albus NoX Luna

What are They Playing for?

The Summoner’s Cup plus a ton of international pride and glory, of course! In addition to that is a prize pool of over $ 2, 000, 000 USD. Each team’s prize money is based on their performance in the event.

World Champion – $ 1, 000, 000 USD

2nd Place – $ 250, 000 USD

3rd – 4th Place – $ 150, 000 USD

5th – 8th Place – $ 75, 000 USD

9th – 12th Place – $ 45, 000 USD

13th – 16th Place – $ 25, 000 USD

But wait, there’s more! Riot just announced that 25% of the revenue from the sales of Championship wards and skins will be added to the 2016 Worlds prize pool. The World Champion will also receive 25% of the revenue from the sales of their Championship skins once they are released. With all these additional prizes, I’m sure all teams are much more motivated to win the tournament.

What is the Tournament’s Format?

The 2016 League of Legends World Championship will be played out in two stages: group stage followed by a knockout stage.

2016 Worlds Groups

Group A

ROX Tigers

G2 eSports

Counter Logic Gaming

Albus NoX Luna

Group B

Flash Wolves

SKTelecom T1

I May

Cloud9

Group C

Edward Gaming

ahq eSports Club

H2K

INTZ eSports

Group D

TSM

Royal Never Give Up

Samsung Galaxy

Splyce

In the group stage, all teams will fight in a double round robin, best of one (Bo1) matchup. This means that each team will have a total of six (6) games in which they will fight each team in their group twice. Eight (8) teams, the Top 1 and Top 2 of each group, will then advance to the knockout stage.

The tournament will then transition into a best of 5 (Bo5) single elimination bracket. Whoever survives this stage will be crowned 2016 World Champion.

2016 Worlds Knockout Stage

Do you have any more questions about the tournament we haven’t answered here? Like our Facebook page and post your question there. Just don’t ask us who’s going to take home the Summoner’s Cup because we’re excited to know too. Stay tuned as we cover the tournament here in eSports INQ.

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